Breaking news - DIGITEK RECALLED! Do you need a Digitek Lawyer?

Digitek, known generically as digoxin, is a drug used to treat heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms. The drug is manufactured by Actavis Totowa LLC.

On April 25, 2008, Actavis recalled all lots of Digitek because some tablets contain double the amount of active ingredient, posing a digitalis toxicity risk. The company initiated the recall after receiving numerous reports of illness and injuries in Digitek patients.

After the recall, consumers were made aware of an August 2006 warning letter to Actavis from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reprimanding the company for failing to provide periodic safety reports at a manufacturing plant in New Jersey. According to a recently filed Digitek lawsuit, some of the Digitek included in the April 2008 recall was manufactured at that Actavis plant.

In addition, an FDA inspection of the same manufacturing plant uncovered six potentially serious and unexpected adverse drug events for some of Actavis’ products, including Digitek, that date back to 1999.

Renal failure patients face serious risk of digitalis toxicity
Patients suffering from renal failure who take recalled double-strength Digitek are significantly at risk for digitalis toxicity. This is a condition in which the amount of digitalis in the blood becomes too high, causing toxic effects. Some symptoms of digitalis toxicity include:

• nausea,
• vomiting,
• dizziness,
• low blood pressure,
• cardiac instability, and
• bradycardia.

Do you need a Digitek Lawyer? – Free Call, No Obligation
If you or someone you love has taken Digitek, you should be aware that a manufacturing mistake may have already caused numerous injuries and deaths in patients.

Contact our personal injury law firm today. A consultation with a product liability lawyer may be in your best interest. If Actavis knew of safety violations in its manufacturing plant, you may be entitled to compensation for the injuries you may have suffered as a result.

Our product liability lawyers are investigating the circumstances surrounding this drug. Your information will be reviewed by a lawyer who may be able to help you gain compensation from a Digitek lawsuit.

Sources: “Digitek Recall Blamed on Shoddy Manufacturing,” News Inferno, June 4, 2008; “Actavis Totowa (formerly known as Amide Pharmaceutical, Inc.) recalls all lots of Bertek and UDL Laboratories Digitek® (digoxin tablets, USP) as precaution,” US Food and Drug Administration Press Release, April 25, 2008